Earth Hour 2008

Subject: Earth Hour 2008 28th March 2008, 3:45 pm

Earth Hour is an international event that asks households and businesses to
turn off their lights and non-essential electrical appliances for one
hour on the evening of 29 March at 8PM local time to promote electricity conservation and thus lower carbon emissions.
It is promoted by World Wide Fund for Nature Australia (WWF), an environmental lobby group, and the Sydney Morning Herald. The first Earth Hour was held in Sydney, Australia between 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on 31 March 2007.

The 2007 Earth Hour is estimated to have cut Sydney's mains electricity
consumption by between 2.1% and 10.2% for that hour, with as many as
2.2 million people taking part.

A second Earth Hour, in 2008, is planned to be an international event held in Sydney, many partner cities, and individuals around the world participating.
Strong backing from the City of Sydney and its Lord Mayor, Clover Moore, helped to make Earth Hour 2008 an international event.
As of 27 March, over 11,900 businesses and over 200,000 individuals had indicated their intention to participate at earthhour.org.

Subject: Re: Earth Hour 2008 28th March 2008, 3:47 pm

Earth Hour 2008

Strong backing from the City of Sydney and its Lord Mayor, Clover Moore, helped to make Earth Hour 2008 an international event.
As of 27 March, over 11,900 businesses and over 200,000 individuals had indicated their intention to participate at earthhour.org.
Earth Hour 2008 will include the following "partner cities" and some surrounding areas

Asia and the Pacific